I haven't been on my blog for a little while now so I thought today would be a good time to update it. The last two weeks have held moments that will forever impact my life- so let me start from the beginning.
From September 11 - September 17 my school was off for Eid Al- Adha. Throughout the week my roommate and I spent a lot of time roaming Amman, meeting up with friends from school, and taking many, many pictures. I think my favorite part of the break was when my roommate and I came home from a café to be greeted with a makeover from the 5 year old girl who lives one floor above us. She is beyond adorable and she actually wasn't too bad at putting on make up either. The best part though was that our host brother walked into the house right in the middle of her doing our make up, and the whole apartment erupted with laughter. I'll add some pictures to this post so you guys can see how amazing we looked. Anyways the reason why I loved this particular moment was because it reminded me so much of my sister and brothers back home. My sister is an amazing make up artist and my brother Petey always wants to help whenever she does mine. What I've realized while in Jordan is that I am constantly collecting small moments like this, that the other people involved might not remember forever but I will. Funny story actually, on our first night off my roommate and I went to Abdali Mall. We went and got freakshakes from Nutmeg and talked about our lives back in the U.S. After this we decided to go check out the indoor mall and when we walked in their were carnival decorations hanging from the ceiling and American Hip Hop music blasting through the speakers. We were kind of confused until we saw a sign that said "Eid Carnival". Then it happened, I witnessed the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life. When we looked over the railing to the floor below us we saw a bunch of families standing around a carnival themed set, teenage boys dressed as clowns were dancing in the center and a few carnival rides were on the outskirts. My roommate and I busted into laughter because neither of us were expecting to see this. We hoped onto an elevator and went down to the floor where all of this was happening and we just watched and sang along to the music, I even got to call back home so my Mom and my classmates could see all of the excitement. I don't know why but this moment has become one of my main highlights of this trip so far. We also finally got to try Mansaf, Jordan's national dish! My host Mom said immediately that she makes the best Mansaf, and I'm pretty confident that she's right. It was so delicious and the best part about it was that it was a family affair, we all ate together and talked and it was all around a great time. Having a week off also gave me a lot of time to reflect on this trip so far and think about my next steps. As many of you back home know, I love to plan. I mean I have had a plan for what I want my life to look like since I was eleven years old. Being an ambassador through the YES Abroad program is one of the most amazing opportunities any student could have and I am so honored to be in Jordan. September 21 marks 1 month in Amman, and honestly I still can't believe I am here. I can't help but constantly be excited about everything around me and things I am learning about this new country and about myself are life changing. Let's see what the next months have in store!
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